Serena Parekh is associate professor of philosophy at Northeastern University in Boston, where she is the director of the Politics, Philosophy and Economics Program. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/serena-parekh/rss en Integration Wed, 25 Jan 2017 08:08:02 +0000 Serena Parekh https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/01/25/our-moral-obligations-to-refugees-go-beyond-giving-them-refuge https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/01/25/our-moral-obligations-to-refugees-go-beyond-giving-them-refuge Philosophical discussions on refugees tend to focus on the moral duty to admit people fleeing persecution. In an extract from her new book, philosophy professor Serena Parekh argues for a wider debate, including the ethics of placing refugees in camps for long periods.